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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in a similar boat OP. Except ours doesn’t even want therapy. She’s 12. She is really struggling with a lot of the social dynamics of middle school. She’s such a sweet kid and it’s hard to watch her struggle. It’s also hard on my older DD as we try to manage the younger one’s issues. I think it is likely interfering with their ability to have a close relationship. Breaks my heart. I don’t know if we should force her to therapy - we are considering it.[/quote]

We have not found forced therapy to be helpful, pretty much ever. And not for lack of trying. [/quote]

PP above you. "Force" was the wrong word. I guess I meant strongly coax/encourage her to try it. Up until now we have just casually offered it as something that might help. [/quote]

We've coaxed/encouraged/bribed/negotiated. It's been enough to get her to attend the appointments, listen politely, and then do her best to forget everything they talked about because talking about her anxiety made her more anxious. I have no solution, but if your kid is as strong-willed as mine (and maybe you're lucky and she's not!) there's no getting her to meaningfully participate if it isn't her choice. [/quote]

Sometimes it starts taking the meds first before they can even begin to entertain the idea of therapy. It did for my child. He is on meds now and actually asking to start therapy where before he was very much not going to do it.[/quote]

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